Part 8Investigations
Chapter 2England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Disclosure orders
I1362 Supplementary
1
An application for a disclosure order may be made ex parte to a judge in chambers.
2
Rules of court may make provision as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with proceedings relating to disclosure orders.
3
An application to discharge or vary a disclosure order may be made to the court by—
a
the F1person who applied for the order;
b
any person affected by the order.
4
The court—
a
may discharge the order;
b
may vary the order.
F24A
If a F5National Crime Agency officer or a person falling within a description of persons specified by virtue of section 357(9) applies for a disclosure order, an application to discharge or vary the order need not be by the same F5National Crime Agency officer or (as the case may be) the same person falling within that description.
4B
References to a person who applied for a disclosure order must be construed accordingly.